LibGuides: ENG 112: Impacts of COVID-19 (Nayak-LO): Get Started

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Assignment Guidelines for Final Group Project
For the final assignment of this course, each group will develop and present a 15-20 slide group PowerPoint project, which will be a researched argument about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the world. To develop this argument, you (and your group) will research ONE aspect of the situation that the COVID-19 pandemic has created, and through critical analysis prove what impact/s it has had on America (and the world.)

Search Terms for Key Argument Topics

covid OR covid-19 OR coronavirus OR pandemic AND:

economic situation; economy; business; small business; layoffs; stock market; stimulus check; spending; saving; housing market; interest rates; travel industry; airline industry

covid OR covid-19 OR coronavirus OR pandemic AND:

education; school; higher education; college; remote learning; virtual learning; online learning; hybrid learning; digital divide; achievement gap; students; teachers

covid OR covid-19 OR coronavirus OR pandemic AND:

leadership; leader*; public policy; public sector; governance; diplomacy; reform; crisis management; cooperation; emergency management; congress*

covid OR covid-19 OR coronavirus OR pandemic AND:

medical community; medical sector; health care OR healthcare; health care workers; doctors; nurses; health care system; hospitals; telemedicine

covid OR covid-19 OR coronavirus OR pandemic AND:

communication; interpersonal communication; nonverbal communication; Zoom OR Google Meet OR Microsoft Teams OR Skype; conference calls; masks; facial expressions; contact tracing; social distancing; in-person; social media; information; misinformation; etiquette OR manners

covid OR covid-19 OR coronavirus OR pandemic AND:

family life; marriage; divorce; children; parenting; virtual school; telework; housing; housing market; rental market; evictions; foreclosures; isolation; quarantine; child care; relationships; food security; domestic violence; family support; resilience

covid OR covid-19 OR coronavirus OR pandemic AND:

entertainment; social media; media consumption; binge watching; media industry; movie industry; music industry; entertainment industry; Hollywood; concerts; movie theaters; supply chain; social distancing

Databases to Help You Get Started

Opposing Viewpoints (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window
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Essays, magazines, journals, newspapers, statistics, primary sources; focus is on controversial issues. (VCCS)
Issues & Controversies This link opens in a new window
Detailed reports on controversial issues in the news. (VCCS)
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
A collection of over 500 reference books on a variety of topics. (NVCC)